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OPINION: Judy Mellsop is honoured as she steps down after six years as event director.

Mani arrived in Auckland this week for a 10-day quarantine before reuniting.

The facility will enable agencies to co-ordinate local responses during emergencies.

The tremor was felt by hundreds of people across the east coast of the North Island.

The store won retail awards in 2018 and 2019 for its service to the community.

Whanganui has fielded two under-18 national teams for the first time in over a decade.

Most submitters want the council to submit a Head Start pathway proposal.

'The depth and breadth of what councils and local government do is enormous'.

Contemporary sculptor Kirsty Lillico's exhibition Heavy Falls is on at the Sarjeant.

Opetini Dryden earned both sides' player-of-the-day awards.

Six different clubs will contest the three WRFU finals across two venues.

Elected members will retain final approval for resource management agreements with iwi.

ESNZ forecasts a 50% chance of below average rainfall in Whanganui this winter.

'We have very, very little opportunity to influence that space.'

The Kaierau Ants will be Whanganui’s first club to join the Under-85kg National Cup.

Mental health and addiction cases at Whanganui Hospital ED have risen over 70% since 2023.

Whanganui’s over-65 population sits at 22.8%, well above the 16.9% national rate.

Waenga is the latest work by the world's longest-running Māori theatre company, Te Rākau.

Families can choose from free and paid events across Whanganui and nearby regions.

Keziah Nibu's prototype, Haurix, helps children manage type 1 diabetes through play.

Nicola Willis visited Whanganui yesterday to discuss the 2026 Budget.

Dry days are ideal for pruning as they limit fungal and bacterial spread.

Whanganui is among six new districts set to get a mental health crisis co-response team.

Kuru Ketu wants a six-year term limit to keep leadership fresh.

NZTA data shows 10 crashes on the bridge in the past five years.

'Enforcement would just be too obscene,' says Law of the cat crackdown idea.

Co-founders Darrell Robinson and Kent Stembridge opened the facility on July 2.

'They're a practical way to improve safety at the times when school gates are busiest.'

Geordie Beamish and Max Attwell, both ex-Collegiate, made the Glasgow team.